Tap my extensive experience as a business and technology journalist to deliver compelling content to your demanding reader. I'm adept at quickly digesting technical material and explaining it in terms of real-world business problems and solutions. Interview subjects say they appreciate the extent of my preparation.

You can expect extensively researched, well-written articles that incorporate the insights of key analysts and thought leaders as well as my own lengthy industry experience, produced on time according to your style and specifications. My clients rely on me for features, columns, case studies, newsletter material, supplements and white papers that tell the story and impress advertisers.

Please see my work samples and references, below, for evidence of the quality of my work, or search my name on the Web sites of the magazines below Im proud of all of my work.

"Your articles are on time and well-written - a couple of things which seem hard to come by."Andrew GalliNation's Restaurant News

Your high level of professionalism and flexibility make you an invaluable resource to the Edgell family of magazines. Whether it's a last-minute assignment or an extensive project requiring numerous interviews and research, I have complete confidence in your work, which makes my job much easier.- Abigail A. LordenEditor-in-ChiefHospitality Technology (973) 252.0100 ext 1358alorden@edgellmail.com

I serve as lead writer for this prestigious annual study, working with a cross-company, international study team. My role was to interweave three streams of research from this year-long process into an accessible, meaningful reference document that represents the common themes and findings.

Looking into the future of technology is always fun, so I took some creative license with this assignment. This piece walks a pair of guest through a fictitious restaurant five years from now, describing all the cool new tech they encounter along the way.

It's a tough time to be in the furniture business, with changing consumer attitudes, complex economic and trade conditions and a dwindling supply of specialized furniture carriers. Yet this industry has always tackled its challenges by working together, an effort detailed in this story.

Payment has always been a challenging part of running a business, and proliferating payment methods mean it's getting more so. This piece is aimed at helping small and mid-size food service operators understand and plan for mobile payments.

Ad Age asked me to explore the many implications of big data for marketing and advertising. This piece includes multiple perspectives on big data, including the role in the creative process, IT infrastructure, client/agency relationships, recruiting talent and marketing best practices

Omnichannel is a critical trend, but transitioning from current platforms to this highly integrated model is far from easy. Toshiba asked Retail TouchPoints to develop this e-book to help retailers create a roadmap that reflects their individual value propositions, and I was the project writer.